The U.S. media continues to ignore the terrible fate of Mexico’s disarmed, disenfranchised and terrorized population. The story of the attempts of civilians to arm themselves and their success when they do are buried—along with Mexican journalists. Please read this article—republished with permission from borderlandbeat.com—through to the last sentence.
Miguel Patino Velazquez bishop Apatzingán accused Michoacan of being a “failed state, because there is no law and justice, causing insecurity, rivalry, indifference, death and oppression.”
“When there is no justice, there is no peace, no development, no prosperity, or welfare in society” and this is how we live in the state,” he claimed in a statement. The bishop argued that the presence of the Federal Police, the Army and the Navy has not been effective.
“They have increased kidnappings, abductions, murders, and user fees are widespread. Entire families have emigrated from the insecurity and fear in which we are living,” he said.
The violence, he said, is caused by a lack of authority and the complicity of various levels of government with organized crime, so there is “fear, sadness, anger and distrust.
“Society wonders why the federal forces “have not been able to discover the safe houses of the criminals and to date have not released anyone, when there are dozens and dozens of people kidnapped,” he added.
But he said: “we give them the vote of confidence and hope they have the firm intention to solve the problem.”
The bishop said criminal groups such as La Familia Michoacana, Los Zetas , New Generation and The Knights Templar mainly compete for the state like a big prize.
March ’13-Executed in Urapan-posed on chairs in a traffic circle
Cartels fight around “the coast for the entry of the supplies for the production of synthetic drugs and for the drugs themselves They fight in the Sierra Madre del Sur and avocado area for growing marijuana and poppy, and for the establishment of laboratories for the production and of synthetic drugs. Criminal groups fight in/for the major cities and the entire state for the smuggling and drug trade routes, security sales, kidnappings, robberies and all kinds of extortion,” he said.
Patino reported that drug cartels force the population, mainly social leaders, to sign pacts and ask that the federal forces to do the same in Michoacan.
In addition, he said, they threaten land commissioners who go to Congress and make the same demands.
He recalled that there are six municipalities, people saw their local governments sell out to organized crime, and the inability of the federal authorities to restore the rule of law. These places have taken the initiative organize to defend themselves.
In these municipalities, he said, where they expelled the organized crime, thus quotas, extortion, kidnappings, murders and rapes ended.
Why does the last comment about not attempting to chase a bear away from a carcass make me giggle?
Here is the Resume of Mark Witaschek. https://www.resume.com/markwitaschek Take a look at his work history this guy is a solid citizen.
But Based on his background I can see why he would be a danger to Society. LOL
If our country has to go after someone like this for having a shotgun shell we are all screwed….
The future Police Chief of Chicago? Oh wait, we already have the Honorable Garry “Let me get drunk with my Brother and shoot out Street lights while shouting racial epitaphs” McCarthy.
“They have increased kidnappings, abductions, murders, and user fees are widespread.”
Those ATM user fees are out of control!” “They have increased kidnappings, abductions, murders, and user fees are widespread.
My grandfather used to say that Santa Anna should’ve sold all of Mexico to the US. At the time, I didn’t know what he meant. Later I learned, and I considered him a malinchista (Mexican who favors other countries over their own). But now, I sort of see his point.
AR-15 in .458 socom with an under barrel picatinny mount holding a can of bear spray or a M203 grenade launcher with pepper grenades and a .45 super Glock 30. That should do it! And cover yourself in pepper jelly. 😉
Here on Vancouver island,we have the largest population of cougar in north America. cougars are constantly being spotted and shot by the r.c.m.police and c.o.s around schools .we now have grizzly bears on the island from Campbell river north on east side of island. past week,2 cougar shot at port.mc neil and in summer a 600lb.male grizz shot after killing a guard dog at local fish farm. in port mc neil area. I prospect/hunt/fish/camp all over the island . I would no more think of going bush unarmed than I would leave my DEPENDS at home. (RETIRED Eh!!) be armed,be safe, get home.
it seems democracy is for sale here, no no sensible person could say this is govt of the people by the people when clearly money is so influential. Can you not impose equal spending limits prior to elections, candidate results voided if they spent more than the guy who spent the least?
In the same breath, many polls purport to show that 74% of NRA members “favor stricter background checks”, or “stricter gun laws” – often in the same sentence that 90% of Americans do. This was especially trumpeted about before and after the Senate vote on the Manchin-Toomey – SCHUMER (my emphasis) bill.
That 74% figure is COMPLETELY BOGUS, as NRA doesn’t sell its membership list to anyone (I’m a proud Life Member). So how TF would they come up with that number? The only things that figure are (a) a made-up number, or (b) the respondents in the poll (mistakenly) answered they are NRA members. A lot of people think that buying or owning a gun makes them members of NRA. Not true.
You’ll note that I mentioned Schumer’s name in the Senate bill. Many people think that the bill was a “compromise” between only Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin. WRONG!!!
Schumer’s fingerprints were all over this bill. Maybe the MSM thought that by omitting his name, it would stand a better chance of passage. The fact that Schumer WAS involved, speaks tomes of volumes.
She’s about to find out what her constituents think.
As much as this recall effort warms my heart, I have to wonder if “we” might be pushing our luck.
Of course, state troopers all have impeccable gun-handling skills.
Especially those who come from big cities and have zero gun handling experience before going to trooper academy and getting their requisite 40 hours of (mostly) handgun training.
Just more elitism from our government.
Is that the promise that Obama gives to illegals coming to America? This will not happen to you here. He is taking away all the freedoms that makes us safe here. He opens the doors so anyone even the cartels can walk right in. The one thing the Constitution our government is trying so hard to destroy does not give you is a right to be “Safe”. Think about it!